What's everyone's thoughts on Invicta?

I have been looking at some Invicta watches and felt that some of them looked like real bargains and just wanted to know what your opinion was?

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Got a pro diver and love it to death. £72 for a mechanical watch with a Seiko movement and not from China (which may or may not be a selling feature to you) . Its an absolute strap monster. Just know that the lume is practically nonexistent and the watch is a bit of a chunky monkey. 

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Millions of QVC shoppers can't be wrong. They may have a very psychedelic taste when it comes to watch design, but they are not wrong.

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The pro diver and similar designs below 43-44mm from Invicta are very decent options indeed. Both the quarzt and the auto versions. The model Popitonanato mentioned is indeed vfm. only the lume is a real negative for that kind of money plus from time to time you can even find it for less than 60€ on amazon sales. I would go for the black dial which is indeed a strap hyper monster!! 

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Scarfing popcorn emoji please?

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Same. I have a pro diver as well in gold with a black dial. Looks good. Wears well. Has lasted, so there's that. I also have a different diver on a leather strap. It also looks and wears well. It's all subjective though. With Invicta, you have to find what fits your wrist and your style, as they make a ton of watches for different tastes.

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As a brand they ain't great. A lot of shitty marketing, a lot of shitty watches.

But amongst all that there are quite a few decent watches, i.e. decent quality, fairly priced. So, when people do the "if you could only have watches from brands X and Y for life" challenges then Invicta becomes a perfectly viable option.

Avoid the hockey pucks though. And, if you can: avoid the ones with a massive "Invicta" engraving on the side of the case.

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My buddy wears the black pro diver every day and loves it. To fill this look category I went with a Casio Duro and I love it. Im a Casio fan though. 

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When I first started collecting I purchased a number of Invicta watches, including a Pro Diver. After three of them broke within six months and the issues weren't covered by the warranty, I stopped purchasing them altogether. I won't fault someone else for enjoying Invicta, but they have lost my business with their crappy quality control, service, and warranties.

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I think a good summary was offered in the zombie brands thread a few weeks back. I am indifferent to them, but if you enjoy them I respect your decision.

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Stick to the automatics and check the movement is the best advice I can give. The quartz pieces are less than good and they use the Seiko movement NH35 in most of their autos. 
 

I’ve had several Invictas and i have found them to be solid watches as long as you ignore retail.

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Invicta makes bad stuff and decent stuff, like many other brands. I don't like homages but if you are fine with them, not every Invicta is like this one:

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Some of them are like this one:

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And their vintage pieces are the ones that I love:

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I like to watch their qvc specials for a few minutes, occasionally.  My wife gave an amusingly loud "what the F is that!?" the other night when she looked up from her phone.  I think the watch in question was 58mm with an nh35 main display flanked by 4 small quartz modules on the lugs, in gold pvd.  Wild.

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That said.  Buy what you like, and don't let dummies on the internet tell you you're wrong.

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Got a pro diver for 70 bucks. It's a really fun watch to wear 

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I had a massive one about 10 years ago and it retained half of the amount of $ I paid for it when I sold it. Win win for me.

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You can regularly get these at 80-90% discount on Jomashop if you're determined to go this route.  Not exaggerating.

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Nefarious business practices, outright lies about factories, fake Swiss origins. Ridiculous MSRPs, crappy QC. 
 

I could go on and on. There is a ton of information out there about the way they do business. 
 

The one watch brand I wouldn't even wear as a gift. 

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I have two Invicta watches which I really do like and enjoy. Yeah they run big and heavy. but glad that they make other styles for people with smaller wrist like me.

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The only question I asked the local watch shop when I first got into watches was which brands to stay away from. I didn't know anything. His only response was Invicta...

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Saw an Invicta dive watch with a Seiko NH35 movement on Amazon for £59 last week.

I wouldnt normally recommend them but at that price, if you want a daily beater to abuse until it falls apart, you'd be silly not to buy it.

Wait for one on a deep deep sale, make sure it has a strap that can be removed and replaced and go for it!  If you get one with an NH35 movement, even if the watch falls apart, save the movement - its a great watch modding platform.

Very decent watches, ideal to try things out. I enjoy my Pro Diver 24947 and I can tell for sure that Invicta convinced me to buy similar watches but of a higher quality from other brands! 

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My friend loves Invicta watches, but truthfully, I am not a fan.  They are way too big for my taste.  Having said that, if a brand calls out to you and you like them, they are the brand for you.  I collect Timex, so I'm definitely not a horology snob.  Now that I'm thinking about it, Invicta is probably the only watch brand I definitely know I don't like.  I can't think of any others.  

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For me Invicta was like a gateway drug, they piqued my interest, the first exhibition back watch I owned was an Invicta from there down the rabbet hole I went. 

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Invicta make great watches! Just got to find your wrist size and style.

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HANDS DOWN THE BEST VALUED BRAND OUT THERE.  THE QUALITY IS ON PAR WITH WATCHES THAT COST INTO THE THOUSDANDS 

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I've had an NH35 Pro Diver 40mm for a few years now and it's been nothing but perfect. a few + seconds a day, maybe 10 which is fine for the movement and not a scratch. Seems it varies all over the show with them 

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I don't have a problem wearing an Invicta. In fact, I think they have some fun watches for the money

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I've owned nine Invicta watches. Some I've kept, others sold or given away. Never had a problem with any of them, except one quartz model has a minute hand that "jumps" a bit when you press in the crown. I recommend buying from somewhere that has a liberal return policy, because the Invicta "3-Year Warranty" is a horrible, useless joke.

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I like invicta’s "standard" divers and they produce some nice dress pieces but unfortunately they make big bulky watches that I do not like. I have 2 grand divers and I would add the 1953 but that would be it I think…